FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 18, 2024
TRENTON – The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) in June addedthe names of sevenbusinessesto its Workplace Accountability in Labor List(The WALL), bringing to 168 the number of employers that have failed to address their outstanding liabilities for violations of wage, benefit,or tax laws.
The seven businesses owe a total of $323,745.25 in unpaid wages, fines, and penalties, including for failing to protect their workers under the New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Law. The 168 businesses posted to The WALL collectively owe $17.2 million – either directly to their workers or to the state for unpaid taxes or contributions.
No businesses were removed from The WALL in May. To date, NJDOL has recovered more than $480,000 in outstanding liabilities from businesses posted to The WALL or warned their business would be added to The WALL if they did not resolve their outstanding liabilities.
The WALL is a powerful enforcement tool that enables the department to publicly name companies that shortchange their workers and skip required contributions to programs such as unemployment insurance and workers’ compensation. The companies on the list have failed to resolve their outstanding fines and fees with NJDOL and the Department of the Treasury.
The initiative was established through bipartisan action (S-4226) in 2020 as part of an effort to combat worker misclassification and exploitation. It gives NJDOL thepower to protect fair-minded businesses across the state from employers that undercut their workers to gain a competitive edge. Any business whose name appears on The WALL is barred from public contracting with state, county, or local governments, until they pay their liabilities in full.
Posting on The WALL is separate from – and may be in addition to – other accountability measures, such as public contractor debarment and business license suspension or revocation. State, county, municipal,and school procurement officers must cross-reference The WALL before awarding public contracts, as they do with the debarment list.
Businesses receive letters warning that their company’s name will be posted to The WALL unless they remedy their outstanding liabilities; they are given 20 days from the date they receive notice to pay in full or challenge their pending placement on The WALL.
The WALL went live in September 2023. Additional businesses with outstanding violations are added monthly.
The WALL can be viewed or downloaded here.
Questions about the WALL should be directed to OSECInquiries@dol.nj.gov.
For a comprehensive list of questions and answers about The WALL, visit nj.gov/labor/wall.
Businesses added to The WALL in June are:
1. | ADM Food Service Corp d/b/a Cheeseburger Cheeseburger 5 Astor Drive, Englishtown, NJ 07726 OSEC’s Docket #: WALL-WH-000015-2024 Violation(s):
Date of Final Judgment/Order: 1/10/2019 Total Liability Owed Under Final Judgement/Order: $34,239.26 Date Posted on the WALL: 06/05/2024 |
2. | Armor Refractory & Gunite Corp 3 Eberling Dr., New City, NY 10956 261-263 Sherman Avenue, Newark, NJ 07114 OSEC’s Docket #: WALL-WH-000016-2024 Violation(s):
Date of Final Judgment/Order: 9/27/2021 Total Liability Owed Under Final Judgement/Order: $30,292.00 Date Posted on the WALL: 06/05/2024 |
3. | Busted Knuckle Auto & Tire LLC d/b/a Busted Knuckle Towing 100 US Route 9 N, Marmora, NJ 08223 P.O. Box 142, Marmora, NJ 08223 8 East Dundee Road, Ocean City, NJ 08226 OSEC’s Docket #: WALL-WH-000017-2024 Violation(s):
Date of Final Judgment/Order: 9/16/2021 Total Liability Owed Under Final Judgement/Order: $21,399.83 Date Posted on the WALL: 06/05/2024 |
4. | Galan Transportation LLC 6112 Hasbrook Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19111-5904 OSEC’s Docket #: WALL-WC-000002-2024 Violation(s):
Date of Final Judgment/Order: 7/15/2020 Total Liability Owed Under Final Judgement/Order: $30,000.00 Date Posted on the WALL: 06/05/2024 |
5. | Premier Steel Inc. 125 East Broadway Suite 507, Long Beach, NY 11561 1010 Adaba Court, NE Apt 109, Palm Bay, FL 32905 OSEC’s Docket #: WALL-WH-000018-2024 Violation(s):
Date of Final Judgment/Order: 6/5/2023 Total Liability Owed Under Final Judgement/Order: $49,120.18 Date Posted on the WALL: 06/05/2024 |
6. | Rtech Consulting, LLC d/b/a Central Career School 4314 60thSt., Apt. 4G, Woodside, NY 11377 126 Corporate Blvd., South Plainfield, NJ 07080 329 Winthrop Drive, Nutley, NJ 07110 OSEC’s Docket #: WALL-WH-000019-2024 Violation(s):
Dates of Final Judgment/Order: 3/24/2022 2/21/2023 9/19/2023 Total Liability Owed Under Final Judgement/Order: $127,373.98 Date Posted on the WALL: 06/05/2024 |
7. | Schaffer Quality Builders LLC 6205 Hudson Ave., West New York, NJ 07093 492 C Cedar Lane, Teaneck, NJ 07666 286 Lodi Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601 OSEC’s Docket #: WALL-WH-000020-2024 Violation(s):
Dates of Final Judgment/Order: 10/15/2018 5/30/2019 Total Liability Owed Under Final Judgement/Order: $31,320.00 Date Posted on the WALL: 06/05/2024 |
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